Bills introduced to open adoptee birth certificate access

12:17 AM,
Feb. 16, 2013

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Children adopted between 1964 and 1996 are one step closer to accessing their original birth certificates after bills were introduced Tuesday in both chambers of the Ohio General Assembly.

House Bill 61, sponsored by Rep. Dorothy Pelanda, R-Marysville, and Rep. Nickie Antonio, D-Lakewood, would permit individuals who were adopted to access their original birth certificates once they reach 18 years old.

When a child is adopted, they receive a new birth certificate, with their adoptive parents listed in place of their birth parents. Currently, adoptees must petition the court and show ...